University of Delaware Athletics
Football
Wright, Corico
Corico Wright
- Title:
- Defensive Pass Game Coordinator / Cornerbacks
- Email:
- coricow@udel.edu
Corico Wright joined the Delaware coaching staff in February 2023 as the team’s cornerbacks coach and defensive pass game coordinator.
During Wright's time in Delaware, he has produced three all-conference cornerbacks (Nate Evans and Tyron Herring, twice). Herring signed an undrafted free agent contract with the Green Bay Packers following the 2025 NFL Draft.
Wright arrived in Newark after spending four seasons at Furman where he started as the safeties coach before working with all defensive backs. He also assisted with all of the special teams units while leading the kickoff coverage team. During his tenure in Greenville, Furman twice advanced to the FCS playoffs, highlighed by a quarterfinals appearance in 2023. Over his four years with the Paladins, Wright helped produce nine All-Southern Conference defensive backs.
Prior to Furman, Wright spent one season as the cornerbacks coach at James Madison. In his lone season with the Dukes, he coached consensus a All-American cornerback.
Wright went to JMU following two seasons at Murray State, where he coached the cornerbacks and also assisted with special teams. During his time with the Racers, he guided a pair of All-OVC honors and a Second Team All-American in 2017.
He spent three seasons at his alma mater, Clemson, where he was a defensive graduate assistant on Dabo Swinney’s staff. Wright worked with the secondary under defensive backs coach Mike Reed and was in charge of the defensive game plans and breakdowns, while also assisting in the daily operations of the defense.
Wright tallied 200 tackles along with 17.0 TFL, 5.0 sacks, 11 quarterback hurries, two pass breakups, and one fumble recovery in a 52-game career (26 starts) at Clemson. He was also an ACC Academic Honor Roll member and was twice Clemson’s third-leading tackler, accounting for more than 150 stops between his sophomore and junior seasons.
As a player and coach at Clemson, Wright was part of eight bowl games and five bowl victories. He helped the Tigers win the 2009 Music City Bowl and 2012 Chick-fil-A Bowl as a student-athlete, and he also took part in the Orange Bowl and Meineke Car Care Bowl.
During his coaching tenure with the Tigers, the program captured a pair of Orange Bowls and the Russell Athletic Bowl while also reaching the College Football Playoff National Championship against Alabama in his final season.
Wright served as a Bill Walsh Minority Intern with the New York Jets in 2014 as well as with the Miami Dolphins in 2019.
A native of Milledgeville, Georgia, Wright graduated from Clemson in 2012 with a bachelor’s degree in sociology with a minor in athletic leadership. He later earned his master’s degree in human resource development from Clemson in 2015.
During Wright's time in Delaware, he has produced three all-conference cornerbacks (Nate Evans and Tyron Herring, twice). Herring signed an undrafted free agent contract with the Green Bay Packers following the 2025 NFL Draft.
Wright arrived in Newark after spending four seasons at Furman where he started as the safeties coach before working with all defensive backs. He also assisted with all of the special teams units while leading the kickoff coverage team. During his tenure in Greenville, Furman twice advanced to the FCS playoffs, highlighed by a quarterfinals appearance in 2023. Over his four years with the Paladins, Wright helped produce nine All-Southern Conference defensive backs.
Prior to Furman, Wright spent one season as the cornerbacks coach at James Madison. In his lone season with the Dukes, he coached consensus a All-American cornerback.
Wright went to JMU following two seasons at Murray State, where he coached the cornerbacks and also assisted with special teams. During his time with the Racers, he guided a pair of All-OVC honors and a Second Team All-American in 2017.
He spent three seasons at his alma mater, Clemson, where he was a defensive graduate assistant on Dabo Swinney’s staff. Wright worked with the secondary under defensive backs coach Mike Reed and was in charge of the defensive game plans and breakdowns, while also assisting in the daily operations of the defense.
Wright tallied 200 tackles along with 17.0 TFL, 5.0 sacks, 11 quarterback hurries, two pass breakups, and one fumble recovery in a 52-game career (26 starts) at Clemson. He was also an ACC Academic Honor Roll member and was twice Clemson’s third-leading tackler, accounting for more than 150 stops between his sophomore and junior seasons.
As a player and coach at Clemson, Wright was part of eight bowl games and five bowl victories. He helped the Tigers win the 2009 Music City Bowl and 2012 Chick-fil-A Bowl as a student-athlete, and he also took part in the Orange Bowl and Meineke Car Care Bowl.
During his coaching tenure with the Tigers, the program captured a pair of Orange Bowls and the Russell Athletic Bowl while also reaching the College Football Playoff National Championship against Alabama in his final season.
Wright served as a Bill Walsh Minority Intern with the New York Jets in 2014 as well as with the Miami Dolphins in 2019.
A native of Milledgeville, Georgia, Wright graduated from Clemson in 2012 with a bachelor’s degree in sociology with a minor in athletic leadership. He later earned his master’s degree in human resource development from Clemson in 2015.
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